NPRI’s Separation Of Powers Lawsuit Dismissed By District Court, Appeal Planned »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – A Carson City district judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a conservative Nevada think tank claiming that a lawmaker violated the state constitution’s separation of powers clause by also working as a public employee. The lawsuit was dismissed because the lawmaker targeted in the case by the Nevada Policy Research Institute, Sen. Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, left his job with the state Public Utilities Commission last year. He now works [...]
Separation of Power Lawsuit: It’s Not Moot Until the Check Clears »
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) Since most of the news media, though not all, gave it short shrift and one self-styled pundit largely dismissed it as an exercise in futility, the brief filed by NPRI’s Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation in its separation of powers lawsuit makes some salient points about why the suit is not moot. No. 1 being: Where’s the canceled check? The suit, filed by Joseph Becker, the chief legal officer and [...]
NPRI: Denis’ Resignation ‘Constituted A De Facto Admission’ Of Case’s Merits »
(NPRI) – NPRI’s Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation has just filed an Opposition brief maintaining that Sen. Mo Denis’ resignation from his executive-branch job does not moot Pojunis v. State of Nevada, et al., because of several well-established exceptions to the “mootness doctrine.” A link to the full brief in opposition is available below. “Within hours of being served with this separation-of-powers lawsuit, Sen. Mo Denis announced his resignation from his executive-branch job,” notes [...]
Nevada Candidate Reporting Catches Up To The Electronic Age »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Starting with the annual campaign contribution and expense reports due Jan. 17, elected officials and candidates must now file their information electronically with the Secretary of State’s office. State lawmakers say they have not heard of any major concerns with the new requirements from their colleagues. Sen. Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, said he has not been made aware of any concerns about the new reporting requirement from Senate Democrats or [...]
Roberson Says GOP Poised To Win Control Of Nevada Senate In 2012 »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Republican state Senator Michael Robersonsaid today he expects the GOP to retake control of the Senate in the 2012 general election, citing the quality of candidates recruited for two key Clark County races. His optimism was countered by Sen. Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, who said he is confident Democrats will maintain control of the Senate come Nov. 7. Democrats now hold a narrow 11-10 edge in the Senate, but the [...]
Think Tank Finally Pulls The Trigger On Defiance Of Nevada Constitution »
(Thomas Mitchell/4th St8) – When I interviewed Joseph Becker, the newly installed head of the Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation at the Nevada Policy Research Institute, nearly a year ago, he mentioned that one of the possible objectives of the Institute was to find someone “with standing” to be the plaintiff in litigation attacking the wholesale ignoring of the separation of powers clause in the Nevada Constitution. This week the Center filed that lawsuit [...]
Transfer Of Funds To Scholarship Program May Have Been Proper »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – State officials and lawmakers are rejecting the suggestion that they acted improperly last year when fees generated from several college savings programs were shifted to shore up the cash-strapped Gov. Guinn Millennium Scholarship for academically eligible Nevada high school graduates. But one former lawmaker, who voted for the transfer, acknowledges he remains concerned about the decision. The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee voted in July 2010 to transfer $4.2 million in [...]
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